Thomas L. Owens

Thomas Leonard Owens (21 December 1897-7 June 1948) was a member of the US House of Representatives (R) from Illinois' 7th congressional district from 3 January 1947 to 7 June 1948, succeeding William W. Link and preceding Adolph J. Sabath.

Biography
Thomas Leonard Owens was born in Chicago, Illinois on 21 December 1897, and he graduated from the Loyola University Chicago School of Law in 1926. He was admitted to the bar in 1927, and he was elected to the US Congress as a Republican Party member in 1946. Owens served in the US House of Representatives from 1947 until his death in 1948.